diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildOperations.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildOperations.java
index 17b53d3..da14599 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildOperations.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildOperations.java
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ public class BuildOperations {
 		return doWithBuildSystem(module, BuildSystem::triggerBuild);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Triggers the pre-release checks for all modules of the given {@link TrainIteration}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param iteration must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	public void runPreReleaseChecks(TrainIteration iteration) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(iteration, "Train iteration must not be null!");
+
+		doWithBuildSystem(iteration, (system, module) -> system.triggerPreReleaseCheck(module));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Selects the build system for each {@link ModuleIteration} contained in the given {@link TrainIteration} and
 	 * executes the given function for it.
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildSystem.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildSystem.java
index b2590dc..d4eaa4e 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildSystem.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/BuildSystem.java
@@ -62,4 +62,12 @@ interface BuildSystem extends Plugin<Project> {
 	ModuleIteration triggerDistributionBuild(ModuleIteration module);
 
 	ModuleIteration triggerBuild(ModuleIteration module);
+
+	/**
+	 * Triggers the pre-release checks for the given {@link ModuleIteration}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param module must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	ModuleIteration triggerPreReleaseCheck(ModuleIteration module);
 }
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
index 7c7d4ed..d034f67 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
@@ -265,6 +265,17 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 		return module;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.release.build.BuildSystem#triggerPreReleaseCheck(org.springframework.data.release.model.ModuleIteration)
+	 */
+	public ModuleIteration triggerPreReleaseCheck(ModuleIteration module) {
+
+		mvn.execute(module.getProject(), "clean", "verify", "-Ppre-release");
+
+		return module;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Triggers Maven commands to deploy module artifacts to Spring Artifactory.
 	 * 
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
index c1e06be..14918f2 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class ReleaseCommands extends TimedCommand {
 
 		git.prepare(iteration);
 
+		build.runPreReleaseChecks(iteration);
+
 		misc.prepareChangelogs(iteration);
 		misc.updateResources(iteration);
 		build.updateProjectDescriptors(iteration, Phase.PREPARE);